Caroline Cavanagh

Asking our audiences to stretch | @caroline-cavanagh | Giving Anxiety Leadership

27 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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Caroline Cavanagh warns presenters not to underestimate how much they're asking audiences to change. Experts often forget the stretch feels bigger to beginners. Frame requests by acknowledging the fear (the inner dog) while inviting courage (the lion).

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But also be aware that for some of your clients, some of your audience, when you ask them to do something new and make a commitment, they may also have an inner dog going, woof! But they may also have a lion roaring. So remember the this feeling. Because as speakers, we are really familiar with the skill or technique that we're asking people to adopt. And that can lead us to forget how much of a stretch we are asking people to take.

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